Cyberpunk 2077 is the latest in an infamous list of games to promise the moon and deliver tarnished silver. While some mods like the addition of a pocket radio are good, the main game was plagued by bugs and glitches on launch, with gameplay complaints on top of that.
With new, paid DLC coming, there is a chance for Cyberpunk 2077 to become the game that was promised, but most are not holding their breath. This includes players, many of whom felt seriously burned by the promises the game failed to deliver on. It also includes retail outlets which aren't seeing players purchase the game for the standard triple A price.
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Best Buy is currently selling Cyberpunk 2077 for $10 before tax and shipping. That's an astoundingly low price for a game considered to be triple-A quality. While many games of the same caliber do drop in price, it's usually not until a few years have passed. The reduced price is no doubt a measure of how little confidence Best Buy has in selling the game at a higher price, especially since this discount dropped the price from $40. This is already lower than the traditional price for a triple-A game, which usually begins at $60. This price, plus the changes coming in Patch 1.3, might make the game a more appealing purchase for players.
Further influencing players' purchasing decisions will be the DLC on the horizon in Cyberpunk 2077's future. While not a ton is known about the most significant DLC, it is known that it will be premium, not free. As such, there's a real possibility that some players may hedge their bets, purchasing Cyberpunk 2077 at a low price now and hoping future DLC and patches improve it. However, the DLC, on top of costing more money, may not properly address the elephants in the room. There's still no guarantee it will make the game significantly better.
Of course, there is free DLC for Cyberpunk 2077 coming with Patch 1.3, but it's purely cosmetic. Without something more substantial, it's not certain that players should invest in the game at all, even at such a low price.
Further complicating matters is the fact that senior gameplay designer for Cyberpunk 2077 Paweł Kapała joined the development team of the new upcoming Fable title. With the principal gameplay designer pursuing a new project, it's unlikely anything fully new would be added in potential DLC. Only time will tell whether or not Cyberpunk 2077 is really worth $10, but for those who want to see what all the fuss is about, this is probably a good chance.
Cyberpunk 2077 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5 Stadia, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One.
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Source: Best Buy
